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*Heads Up* Hawawi & Der

W32.Hawawi.Worm
W32.Hawawi.Worm is a worm that spreads through email using its own SMTP server, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, PalTalk, and KaZaA. The email message has one of many different Subject lines, such as:
'''*< Love Speaks it all >*'''
Co0o0o0o0oL
Fw:
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey
Wussaaaaaaaap?
WoW But not for NoW
Why Do We FOk?

The messages have an attachment with a .pif extension, usually Hawawi.pif.

W32.HLLW.Der@mm is a mass mailing worm that attempts to use Microsoft Outlook to email itself to all the contacts in the Windows Address Book. It also attempts to overwrite and delete numerous files on the infected system.
The email has the following characteristics: